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Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Western Dakota Technical Institute

If you are interested in studying vehicle maintenance and repair, you may want to check out the program at Western Dakota Technical Institute. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Western Dakota Tech is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and approximately 1,324 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 22 students received their associate's degree in vehicle repair.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair section at the bottom of this page.

Western Dakota Tech Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Vehicle Repair

Western Dakota Tech Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Rankings

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Vehicle Repair Student Demographics at Western Dakota Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the vehicle repair majors at Western Dakota Technical Institute.

Western Dakota Tech Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate’s Program

14% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of vehicle repair associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in vehicle repair only graduates about 7% women each year. The program at Western Dakota Tech may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in vehicle repair at Western Dakota Tech are white. Around 82% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Dakota Technical Institute with a associate's in vehicle repair.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

If you plan to be a vehicle repair major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Dakota Technical Institute. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	13
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	9

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Careers That Vehicle Repair Grads May Go Into

A degree in vehicle repair can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for Western Dakota Technical Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	2,000	$41,450
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	960	$71,980
Bus and Truck Mechanics	930	$43,500
Automotive Body Repairers	630	$40,140
Engine and Machine Assemblers	580	$35,090

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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